Slovianoserbsk
Slovianoserbsk (Ukrainian: Слов'яносербськ, romanized: Slovyanoserbsk; or Slavianoserbsk, Russian: Славяносербск, romanized: Slavyanoserbsk) is an urban-type settlement in Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine, on the Donets river.[1] Its population is 7,659 (2022 estimate)[2], 8,065 (2013 est.)[3]
Слов'яносербськ
Славяносербск | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Слов'яносербськ  Слов'яносербськ | |
| Coordinates: 48°41′47″N 38°58′54″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Luhansk Oblast |
| Raion | Alchevsk Raion |
| Founded | 1753 |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 7,659 |
| Area code | (+380) |
| Vehicle registration | BB / 13 |
| Climate | Dfb |
History
The settlement was founded by Orthodox Christian settlers from the Balkans as part of the Slavo-Serbia colony in 1753.[4][1] It was originally a military settlement known as Pidhirne (Ukrainian: Підгірне; Russian: Подгорное, romanized: Podgornoye), its purpose to protect the southern frontier of the Russian Empire from Tatars. It was granted town status in 1784 and renamed to Donetske (Ukrainian: Донецьке; Russian: Донецкое, romanized: Donetskoye).[1] It was the county seat of Donets county from 1764 to 1796.[4]
In 1817, due to frequent floods, the town was moved, and renamed to Slovianoserbsk.[1] Also in 1817 it became again a county seat, and both the town and county were renamed to Slavianoserbsk. In 1870, the town had a population of 3,156. It hosted three annual fairs in the late 19th century.[4]
A local newspaper has been published in the city since March 1939.[5] During World War II, in 1942–1943, the German occupiers operated a prison in the town.[6] In 1964, Slovianoserbsk received urban-type settlement designation, and in 1966 it became the center of Slovianoserbsk Raion.[1]
Since 2014, Slovianoserbsk has been controlled by the separatist troops of the Luhansk People's Republic and their Russian supporters.[7] In 2020, the Ukrainian government abolished Slovianoserbsk Raion, and now considers the town to be part of Alchevsk Raion. However, the Luhansk People's Republic continues to use the pre-2020 administrative divisions of Ukraine.
Demographics
According to the 2001 census in Ukraine, the town had 61.72% Russian speakers and 37.54% Ukrainian speakers.
People from Slovianoserbsk
- Yuriy Klymenko (born 1973), Ukrainian politician
References
- "Slovianoserbsk". Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom X (in Polish). Warszawa. 1889. p. 778.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - № 2926. Путь Октября // Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986 - 1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., «Книжная палата», 1994. стр.383-384
- "Gefängnis Slov'janoserbs'k". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- "Численность населения по состоянию на 1 октября 2015 года по Луганской Народной Республике" (PDF) (in Russian). Luhansk People's Republic. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2015.